
Conduit requirements
Rigid conduits
Rigid conduits are used to bring various types of cables to the installation site. It is the
responsibility of the customer to provide the rigid conduit and install it as part of site
preparation.
The following table describes the rigid conduits that are required:
Required
conduit
Purpose
Conduit specifications
AC power
supply conduit
AC power cables are brought to the
installation site in the AC power
supply conduit.
1 1/2-inch rigid conduit must be steel
NIU conduit
T1/E1 cables and the User Alarm
cable are terminated at the Network
Interface Unit (NIU) and brought to
the installation site in the NIU
conduit.
1-inch rigid conduit must be steel
Flexible conduit
Flexible conduit is used in installation to connect cables to the 9927 Distributed Base
Station Outdoor Cabinet. It is the responsibility of the customer to provide all flexible
conduit and associated fittings to the installer.
The following table describes the flexible conduits that are required:
Required
conduit
Purpose
Required Supplies
AC conduit
Connects AC power supply to 9927
Distributed Base Station Outdoor
Cabinet.
1 1/2-inch liquid-tight flexible metal
conduit and 2 inch connectors
T1/E1 conduit
Connects T1/E1 and User Alarms to
9927 Distributed Base Station
Outdoor Cabinet
1-inch liquid-tight flexible metal
conduit and 2 inch connectors
Architectural considerations
All architectural considerations shall comply with all applicable national and local codes,
including the following:
•
Uniform Building Code (UBC)
•
Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)
•
Southern Uniform Building Code (SUBC)
Basic site preparation requirements and footprints for 9927
Distributed Base Station outdoor cabinet
Site requirements for 9927 Distributed Base Station
Outdoor cabinet
Site requirements
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9927 Dist BTS Outdoor
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March 2012
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